Originally Posted By markedward I'm somewhere between wishing for and planning for a solo trip to Disneyland in late September. Can someone tell me which attractions have single rider lines, or passes, or whatever, and how do they work?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer At Disneyland, only Splash Mountain has it. Go to the FASTPASS return entrance and ask the CM for a Single Rider Pass, then head thru the exit to the loading area. When you get to the loading area, stand to the right where the path ends. A CM will either load you into a log, or send you over a bridge to get in a special line. At DCA, there are a few rides with it. Grizzly River Run offers it during busy times, grab a Single Rider Pass at the FASTPASS return and then go thru the exit, staying to the right when you get to the loading area and wait for the CM when you get to the front of the line. California Screamin', ask for a Single Rider pass at the Stand By entrance, if the CM is not out, then it isn't busy enough. Take the pass up the main ramp going uphill towards Ariel's Grotto and Catch A Flave. On the right is a special wheelchair exit for Screamin. Enter there, and head to the loading platform. A Single Rider sign should be posted, and just get in line and wait for the CM instructions. Maliboomer has a special entrance, though it seems it is never used anymore due to short waits. It is located to the left of the Main entrance. Use it if the gate is open. Mulholland Madness, go to the FASTPASS return and tell the CM that you want to be a single rider, they will open a gate for you to enter the loading platform area. The last one is Soarin', though many folks think that FASTPASS is a better option (faster most of the time). If you want to use it, go to the FASTPASS return entrance and ask for the Single Rider pass. You will go thru the FASTPASS queue, and then directed to a special side queue.
Originally Posted By gaydsnywitch Just a quick comment: the CM may tell you that you don't need a pass. When I used the single rider on Splash last month, there was no pass; the CM at the fastpass entrance just told me to walk in the exit and tell the CM at the unload area that I was a single rider.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^I recommend asking for the pass, sometimes they have it, sometimes they don't. But if you go all the way to the loading dock, you might get sent back. Since the FASTPASS return is right on the way to the exit, might as well check to prevent the possibility of being turned away.
Originally Posted By markedward Thanks for the advice and info. If I do make this trip solo, I'll be especially interested in trying the single rider techniques for Splash Mountain and Soarin'. Does it work well enough that I should save Fastpasses for Space Mountain, Indy, etc. and ride Splash Mountain using the single rider line rather than Fastpass?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^For Splash, use Single Rider, shorter wait and line than using FASTPASS, also allows you to access other FP's For Soarin', use FASTPASS, shorter wait, and the same line as using Single Rider. DCA does not offer that many FP attractions, and there wait seem to be very short, heck last Sunday, Screamin' and ToT were walk ons and FP's didn't make a difference.
Originally Posted By gaydsnywitch And in regular lines, don't forget to keep your ears open just in case they call for a single rider. I've gotten on very quickly a few times that way on rides that don't have single rider lines.
